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Artificial intelligence aids in predicting sugarcane field performance: St
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): According to a Brazilian study published in Scientific Reports, artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to develop efficient models for the genomic selection of sugarcane and forage grass varieties and predict their field performance based on their DNA.
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Learning how to learn can slow down rate of forgetfulness
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Iowa State Psychology Professor Shana Carpenter has said that combining two strategies - spacing and retrieval practice - is key to success when trying to ace a test or pick up a new hobby.
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Ocean heating can increase rainfall in east Asia, suggests study
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): A study suggested that Upper ocean heating in the equatorial Pacific - a key oceanographic region in Earth's climate system - is likely to make the East Asian monsoon season wetter.
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Demonstration of warmth, competence by practitioners can help increase pat
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Therapists who demonstrate both warmth and competence can shape the patient's expectations about the practitioner's expertise by inspiring more positive beliefs about the effectiveness of therapy, according to the findings of new research.
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Research takes a significant step in pursuit of HIV cure
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): While the standard treatment for HIV can hold the disease in check, a new study shows how experimental medicines can boost the body's own ability to suppress the virus. An important step towards a cure, say researchers behind the research.
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People who have diabetes more often affected by trigger finger: Study
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Trigger finger, or locked fingers, is more common in diabetics than in the general population. According to a study led by Lund University in Sweden, the risk of being affected increases when blood sugar levels are high.
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Adults sleeping five hours or less a night have increased risk of chronic
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Getting less than five hours of sleep in mid-to-late life could be linked to an increased risk of developing at least two chronic diseases, finds a new study.
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Study reveals how stress response in cells can slow down ageing, promote l
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Singapore, October 19 (ANI): Researchers discovered that turning on stress response in cells at a post-reproductive age could be the key to slowing ageing and promoting longevity.
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Scientists find no heart damage in hypertension patients with shortened fi
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 19 (ANI): Scientists in Berlin have been studying a strange hereditary condition that causes half of the certain families' members to have unusually short fingers and extremely high blood pressure for decades. If untreated, affected patients usually die of a stroke
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Scientists explain how virus that affects cat kidneys could also affect hu
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Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], October 19 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research reverse-engineered an elusive virus linked to chronic kidney disease in cats and described its mode of infection, outlining its potential to infect humans, in a study t
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Arctic Ocean acidification a result of warmer climate: Research
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Gothenburg [Sweden], October 19 (ANI): Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is melting as a result of climate change. According to a study published in the journal Science and co-authored by researchers from the University of Gothenburg, carbon dioxide intake increases and disrupts the aquatic food c
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Study finds more physical activity, less screen time linked to better exec
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Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): A new study found that 24-month-old children who spent less than 60 minutes looking at screens each day and those who engaged in at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity had better executive function than their peers. Executive function includes the a
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